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2008 Tertulia Cellars Carménère Phinny Hill Vineyard
Carménère
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
- Horse Heaven Hills
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Community Tasting Notes 6
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Jake112380 Likes this wine: 89 points
March 30, 2015 - Surprised this wine made it to day two, but here it is. Black fruit aromas out front followed by strong jalepeno pepper and milder black pepper notes. The pepper is more subtle on the palate, but still spicy and with roughly the same jalepeno/black split. The spiciness is more consistent through the palate, and it's balanced by some blackberry flavor and mild tannins. The finish is not aggressive, but it's background spiciness lingers.
The green pepper I mentioned in a prior note was not present today, although I can't say for certain that it also wasn't there yesterday. -
Atlantean wrote: 90 points
January 1, 2015 - Dark cherry on the nose. Medium body with green and black pepper on the palate. Black currant for mid finish.
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Jake112380 wrote: 88 points
September 10, 2014 - Wonderfully expressive nose of chili peppers and cracked black pepper. There's also a hint of green pepper on the nose, which translates to a noticeable green pepper flavor. There's also some black pepper and blackberry flavors. Peppery finish. Overall a strong wine, but the green pepper detracts a bit from the overall experience. For the record, my tasting partner noticed the same green pepper flavor but felt it built on the overall pepper profile of the wine and was a feature, not a bug.
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Jake112380 wrote: 88 points
August 7, 2012 - Unique. Lots of mole spices here, some earthiness, and subdued fruit. Great with spicy enchiladas.
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Gilham Cellars wrote: 89 points
June 9, 2012 - really interesting flavor. A little spice with a nice, long finish
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2011, IWC Issue #159 (link)(Tertulia Cellars Carmenere Phinny Hill Vineyard Horse Heaven Hills) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Tertulia Cellars
- Varietal Carménère
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Phinny Hill Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Horse Heaven Hills
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 35 (31%)
- Consumed 79 (69%)
Food Pairing
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- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationHorse Heaven Hills
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